LUSAKA, 29 December (IRIN) - As
more soldiers cross into Zambia fleeing the conflict in the Democratic
Republic of Congo (DRC), a UN official confirmed to IRIN on Friday that
the International Criminal tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) is seeking Zambian
permission to screen the soldiers for genocide suspects and witnesses.

JOHANNESBURG, 20 December (IRIN) - The
total number of refugees in Zambia fleeing recent fighting in the Democratic
Republic of Congo (DRC)is no more than 25,000 a UNHCR emergency officer
in northern Zambia told IRIN on Wednesday.